Hair curling device



NOV. 1 7, 1931. w SHELTQN 1,831,827

HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed Sept; 12, 1930 y, :45; in men for Patented Nov. 17, 1931 UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE WELIAM G. SEEL'ION, OF ST. LOUIS, KISSO'URI min. CUBLING DEVICE Application filed September 12, 1930. Serial 1T0. 481,504.

My invention relates to the hair waving art and consists in a novel apparatus for permanently waving the hair.

, There are two types of hair waving commonly known in the permanent waving industry, namely, the croquignole and the cork screw or standard, which ordinarily require diflerent types of heaters, according to the methods in general use by beauty operators.

In standard waving, the hair is divided into rope like strands each of which is wound from the scalp outwardly in a helix around a curling rod and a tubular heater is then slipped endwise over the rod. The customers scalp is protected by a felt pad and a flat circular fiber clip clamps onto the hair to prevent leakage. In croquignole waving, the hair is divided into flat strands each of which is wound from the outer end inwardly in a spiral and an open sided, semi-cylindrical heater is applied to the wound strand latr erally. In the latter method, the customers scalp is usually protected from heat and hair pulling irritation by a protector comprising a pair of elongated insulators which grip the hair between them and close to the scalp and also seat the hair wound rod and heater.

The main object of my invention" is to eliminate the expense of the double set of heaters, formerly necessary to take care of both types of waving, by waving the hair by either method with the use of only one kind of heater, preferably the croquignole type.

I accomplish this object and other detailed objects of the invention in the structure embodied in the following illustrations in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my novel protector clamp, a curling rod with helically wound strand of hair, and a croquignole heater, in operative assembly. a

Figure 2 is a top View of the protector i clamp.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an end View of the protector clamp and curling rod with hair wound thereon.

A strand of hair 'S, previously segregated, 1s gripped between pivoted wings 5' and 6 (Figure 2) before being wrapped around curling rod 7 (Figure 1) to protect the customer from scalp irritation due to pulling of the hair and to prevent leakage of moisture to the scalp. Wing 6 may be made of metal or other rlgid material and is provided with ratchet teeth 8. Wing 5 is composed of two similar layers pivotally mounted on each side of wing 6 and mounts the resilient looped wire catch element 9 adapted to engage ratchet teeth 8 to prevent the loosening of the clamp when enclosing a strand of hair. This is old structure.

Wing 6 is integrally formed with, or may be secured in suitable manner .to, a flat sheet 10 of metal, fiber, bakelite, or similar material, preferably heat conducting. Longitudinal lips 11 are cut in sheet 10 and these lips are raised as shown in Figures 3 and 4 to form a depression to receive the hair wrapped rod and also form recesses to engage the jaws of clamping arms 1 of the heater. The sheet 10 is secured to a block 13 of insulating material, such as balsam wood, by means of flanges 12 which are inserted into inclined grooves in the insulating base 13. In order to hold the hair and curlingrod seated within the depression formed by lips 11, while the other strands are'being Wrapped, a wire 15, preferably of resilient material, is attached to a block 14 on the edge of the base. The wire is moved aside to admitthe rod and, upon release, either springs or is bent into the position shown in Figure 4.. The heater shown in Figure 1 is. described in my copending application which has now matured in patent No. 1,790,879, issued February 3, 1931, and embodies, broadly, clamping arms 1 having inwardly extending jaws for engaging the protector clamp, handles 2, body 3, and arcuate portion 4 containing the usual heater unit. The heater in itself does not constitute the present invention.

In practice, a strand of hair is helically wound about the curling rod in a substantially upright position and the usual supply pad of'absorbent and confining layers is then applied. The rod with hair wound thereon is then seated between the protrudin g lips of the protector clamp. Should the operator desire to set all the curls before ap plying the heaters, the bent wire 15 will serve to hold the rod in place. The heater is then placed over the curl and the current turned on. Obviously, the same heater is used in croquignole waving with the substitution of the usual elongated protector clamp which grips the fiat strand of hair.

I claim? 1. In a hair curling apparatus, a protector plate, having hair clamping elements at one end only, said elements comprising curved wings pivotally mounted together, and said 7 wings having recessed inner faces for engaging a strand of hair.

2. In a hair curling apparatus, a protector plate, having hair clamping elements at one end only, said elements comprising curved wings pivotally mounted together, and said wings having recessed inner faces for engaging a strand of hair, one of said wings, having ratchet teeth on its outer edge and the other mounting a looped, resilient wire adapted toengage said teeth to prevent disengagement of said wings when gripping a. strand of hair.

3. In a hair curling apparatus, a broad,

flat, imperforate protector plate having movable elements of relatively small area at one end only for clamping a strand of hair.

4. In a hair curling apparatus, a protector plate having movable hair clamping elements mounted on one end only.

- 5. In a hair curling apparatus, a protector clamp member comprising a scalp protecting portion and means for gripping a strand of hair mounted on one end of said portion, said protecting portion consisting of a thin sheet of rigid material and a layer of insulating material adjacent thereto.

6. A protector plate for a hair curling apparatus and having upper and lower layers, said upper layer having longitudinal lips inclined upwardly and forming a depression adapted to seat a hair wound curling rod,'and said lower layer consisting of a section of insulating material.

7. A scalp protecting plate for a hair curling apparatus consisting of two layers, and means for securing said layers together consisting of inclined longitudinal grooves in one of said layers and inclined flanges on the other layer adapted to fit in said grooves.

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ments on One end and consisting of two lay ers, and means for securing said layers to gether consisting of inclined longitudinal grooves in one of said layers and inclined flanges on the other layer adapted to fit in said grooves. Y

9. A'protector pad for a hair curling apparatus having clamping elements mounted on one end thereof, and means mounted on the other end thereof adapted to hold a curling rod with a strand of hair wrapped around it in a position substantially parallellO. Hair waving apparatus comprising a scalp protecting portion, clamping elements mounted on one end thereof, inclined longitudinal lips protruding from said protecting portion and forming an open pocket, and means mounted on the end of said protecting portion oppositesaid clamping elements for holding a curling rod, with a strand of hair wrapped around it, nested within said pocket, said means including a wire of resilient material secured to said protecting portion.

11. Hair waving apparatus comprising a body portion, clamping elements mounted on one end thereof, inclined longitudinal lips protruding from said body portion and forming an open pocket, and means mounted on I the end of said body portion opposite said clamping means and adapted to yieldingly hold a curling rod with hair wrapped around it nested within said pocket, said means comprising a block of rigid material mounted on said body portion and a wire of resilient material mounted on said block and adapted to engage said rod.

12. In a hair curling apparatus, the combination of a protector clamp comprising an imperforate scalp protecting plate having hair clamping elements at one end only and a. catch element at the'opposite end, with a curling rod paralleling said plate and extending from a point adjacent said clamping elements to a point adjacent said catch element and engaging the same.

13. In a hair curling apparatus, the combination of a protector clamp comprising an imperforate scalp protecting plate having hair clamping elements at one end only and a catch element at the opposite end, with a curling rod for helically' winding a strand of hair gripped between said clamping elements, said catch element co-operating with the portion of the strand adjacent said clamping elements to hold the wound strand seated against said plate.

14. In combination in a hair curling'apparatus, a heater comprising an arcuate body portion having an open side and clamping aws pivotally mounted intermediate the ends of said portion, a curling rod adapted for Ion End

use in winding a cork screw type curl, a protector c lamp mcluding a. unitary scalp protecting element adapted to co-operate with said heater to enclose said rod and curl, means mounted on one end of said element for holding said rod and strand of hair in a position su stantiall'y paralleling said element, and hair clamping members mounted on the opposite end of said element.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature this 9th da of Se tember, 1930.

WILLI' G. HELTON. 

